Vols softball extends winning streak with five-inning shutout

Tennessee’s Matty Moss (1) tosses an Arizona runner out at first base during an NCAA softball tournament Knoxville Regional game at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Arizona won 4-0. (ADAM LAU/NEWS SENTINEL)

Matty Moss was dominant in the circle and Meghan Gregg added to her nation-leading RBI total as the Tennessee softball team extended its winning streak to 12 straight games.

Moss threw a two-hitter and Gregg drove in two runs for the No. 17 Vols in a 9-0 SEC series-opening victory over No. 20 Kentucky in five innings on Friday night at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington.

Gregg finished 2 for 2 with two runs scored and two RBIs for an NCAA-leading 54 RBIs this season. Moss struck out three batters with no walks to improve to 17-1.

In their first road game following a 10-game homestand, the Vols (33-5, 7-3) wasted no time taking control over Kentucky (24-9, 5-5).

Brooke Vines put the Vols on the scoreboard with an RBI single in the first inning to extend her hitting streak to 12 games. Vines has recorded an RBI in 10 of the past 12 games. Gregg followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.

Scarlet McSwain increased UT’s lead to 5-0 in the third inning with a bases-clearing, three-run double.

The Vols put the game away with a four-run fourth inning highlighted by RBIs from Gregg and freshman Chelsea Seggern.

Vines finished with three runs scored and Aubrey Leach scored twice as UT forced three pitching changes for Kentucky.

The teams meet in the second game of the series on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST.

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